# another freaking new guy

**URL:** <https://forums.speedlife.net/t/another-freaking-new-guy/261669>\
**Category:** Shift518 Off Topic\
**Created:** [December 7, 2011, 5:48pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/another-freaking-new-guy/261669 "2011-12-07T17:48:07Z")\
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**Author:** ![yota](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/y/76d3ee/32.png) [@yota](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/yota)\
**Post date:** [December 7, 2011, 5:48pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/another-freaking-new-guy/261669/1 "2011-12-07T17:48:07Z")

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just moved up here a little over a month ago for my job in the navy and found this site… looks like a pretty diverse crowd and some nice rides on here from what ive seen so far… i recognize a couple people from seeing them out around town

i currently drive an 01 tahoe with long tubes, full exhaust, a brand new (\<2000 miles) crate motor, and a 2800 stall that i just dropped off yesterday to get tuned…

here is a build thread on the engine swap ordeal i just went through… it started out as an lq4 6.0 liter swap but went in another direction unfortunately…

[http://www.carolinahorsepower.com/forum/showthread.php?t=9683](http://www.carolinahorsepower.com/forum/showthread.php?t=9683)

quick 10-60 vid: [http://youtu.be/UaLWwYzr7bc](http://youtu.be/UaLWwYzr7bc)

 ![http://i6.photobucket.com/albums/y230/jakedk5/tahoe/IMG_0043.jpg](http://i6.photobucket.com/albums/y230/jakedk5/tahoe/IMG_0043.jpg)

 ![http://i6.photobucket.com/albums/y230/jakedk5/tahoe/IMG_0048.jpg](http://i6.photobucket.com/albums/y230/jakedk5/tahoe/IMG_0048.jpg)

 ![http://i6.photobucket.com/albums/y230/jakedk5/tahoe/IMG_0077.jpg](http://i6.photobucket.com/albums/y230/jakedk5/tahoe/IMG_0077.jpg)

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**Author:** ![sbardy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/8edcca/32.png) [@sbardy](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/sbardy)\
**Post date:** [December 7, 2011, 5:58pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/another-freaking-new-guy/261669/2 "2011-12-07T17:58:59Z")

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**Author:** ![88slowmarro](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/88slowmarro/32/6339_2.png) [@88slowmarro](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/88slowmarro)\
**Post date:** [December 7, 2011, 5:59pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/another-freaking-new-guy/261669/3 "2011-12-07T17:59:24Z")

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Is this the one at coppola motorsports ? If so I’m good friends with Anthony and work with him from to time

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**Author:** ![RocketPunch](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/rocketpunch/32/6429_2.png) [@RocketPunch](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/RocketPunch)\
**Post date:** [December 7, 2011, 6:00pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/another-freaking-new-guy/261669/4 "2011-12-07T18:00:10Z")

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Welcome! :clap

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**Author:** ![yota](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/y/76d3ee/32.png) [@yota](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/yota)\
**Post date:** [December 7, 2011, 6:03pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/another-freaking-new-guy/261669/5 "2011-12-07T18:03:31Z")

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> [@My New Ninja](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/my-new-ninja/47104/22):
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> Is this the one at coppola motorsports ? If so I’m good friends with Anthony and work with him from to time

that’s the one…

i was actually brainstorming today regarding the misfire issue i’m having at the moment… i noticed after i picked the truck up from the engine swap at the dealership that there is some, what sounds like, ignition feedback coming through the radio that wasnt there before when listening to fm stations… i’m wondering if they might have left a grounding strap off when they put this engine in there, causing one of the coils to crap out :dunno if you get a chance to talk to him before i do, could you pass along the info?

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**Author:** ![88slowmarro](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/88slowmarro/32/6339_2.png) [@88slowmarro](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/88slowmarro)\
**Post date:** [December 7, 2011, 6:08pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/another-freaking-new-guy/261669/6 "2011-12-07T18:08:32Z")

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I talk to him daily lol ,

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**Author:** ![Skidplate](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/c2a13f/32.png) [@Skidplate](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Skidplate)\
**Post date:** [December 7, 2011, 6:08pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/another-freaking-new-guy/261669/7 "2011-12-07T18:08:54Z")

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> [@WTB: 00 Gauge Wire](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/wtb-00-gauge-wire/47106/8):
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> that’s the one…
> 
> i was actually brainstorming today regarding the misfire issue i’m having at the moment… i noticed after i **picked the truck up from the engine swap at the dealership** that there is some, what sounds like, ignition feedback coming through the radio that wasnt there before when listening to fm stations… i’m wondering if they might have left a grounding strap off when they put this engine in there, causing one of the coils to crap out :dunno if you get a chance to talk to him before i do, could you pass along the info?

found the problem.  
also, i’ve heard of this in older cars.  
MSD makes something you can wire in to eliminate this  
i’ve got a Speedway Motors catalog, i’ll see if i can find what im talking about.

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**Author:** ![88slowmarro](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/88slowmarro/32/6339_2.png) [@88slowmarro](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/88slowmarro)\
**Post date:** [December 7, 2011, 6:09pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/another-freaking-new-guy/261669/8 "2011-12-07T18:09:58Z")

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He has the truck in good hands .

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**Author:** ![yota](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/y/76d3ee/32.png) [@yota](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/yota)\
**Post date:** [December 7, 2011, 6:39pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/another-freaking-new-guy/261669/9 "2011-12-07T18:39:28Z")

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> [@specialkid"](#):
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> found the problem.  
> also, i’ve heard of this in older cars.  
> MSD makes something you can wire in to eliminate this  
> i’ve got a Speedway Motors catalog, i’ll see if i can find what im talking about.

based on the issues i had with being sold a bad engine, having military orders to be here by a certain date, and the time crunch that followed, unfortunately i didn’t have much of a choice but to do what i had to do to try and get back on the road asap… since i pulled the original engine, there have been three others in it- the 6.0 that was sold to me with bad bearings, the first 5.3 crate motor that gm put in which spit out the bearings after ~130 miles, and now the current one… i’m guessing the third time was the charm for something getting left off, and i’m betting it was a ground strap… if that’s the case, i know what is causing the radio to click, and most likely, the initial source/cause of the misfire that has developed… i dont need a gadget to fix something that was probably just left off, but thanks

> [@Psychopjv \> Shelby GT500 AND Cobraman](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/psychopjv-shelby-gt500-and-cobraman/47108/35):
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> He has the truck in good hands .

good to hear! i got that feeling as well from the short conversation i had with him when i dropped it off 🙂

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**Author:** ![ninety1two40](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/ninety1two40/32/6332_2.png) [@ninety1two40](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/ninety1two40)\
**Post date:** [December 7, 2011, 7:05pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/another-freaking-new-guy/261669/10 "2011-12-07T19:05:35Z")

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> [@specialkid"](#):
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> found the problem.  
> also, i’ve heard of this in older cars.  
> MSD makes something you can wire in to eliminate this  
> i’ve got a Speedway Motors catalog, i’ll see if i can find what im talking about.

Dude you are just throwing around misinformation :banghead

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**Author:** ![88slowmarro](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/88slowmarro/32/6339_2.png) [@88slowmarro](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/88slowmarro)\
**Post date:** [December 7, 2011, 7:07pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/another-freaking-new-guy/261669/11 "2011-12-07T19:07:48Z")

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How did u hear of coppola ?

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**Author:** ![Skidplate](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/c2a13f/32.png) [@Skidplate](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Skidplate)\
**Post date:** [December 7, 2011, 7:10pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/another-freaking-new-guy/261669/12 "2011-12-07T19:10:38Z")

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> [@ninety1two40"](#):
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> Dude you are just throwing around misinformation :banghead

no, buzzing throught the radio is a common problem in cars with distributor type ignitions after an upgrade.

MSD ignitions specifically. they made something (i cant find it of course) to correct this problem. i believe it wires into the coil pickup.

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**Author:** ![88slowmarro](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/88slowmarro/32/6339_2.png) [@88slowmarro](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/88slowmarro)\
**Post date:** [December 7, 2011, 7:12pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/another-freaking-new-guy/261669/13 "2011-12-07T19:12:32Z")

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They do have one , its only common on poorly set up or high voltage ignitions . M.s.d sells it cause there shit sucks

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**Author:** ![yota](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/y/76d3ee/32.png) [@yota](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/yota)\
**Post date:** [December 7, 2011, 7:18pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/another-freaking-new-guy/261669/14 "2011-12-07T19:18:59Z")

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> [@Bike Progress !!!Painted!!!](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/bike-progress-painted/44920/76):
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> How did u hear of coppola ?

google, which lead me to references of him on this and a couple other forums… found out he was super close to my house, and took the truck over… had no clue it was at his house and that he had been on vacation and just got back to his house 10 minutes before i pulled up :facepalm i felt kinda bad for just showing up unannounced at that point but he took a few minutes to chat about the things i need/want done anyway… so far, i’m impressed

> [@Fabric Softener as a Coolant Additive = Lower Temps](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/fabric-softener-as-a-coolant-additive-lower-temps/47083/13):
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> no, buzzing throught the radio is a common problem in cars with distributor type ignitions after an upgrade.
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> MSD ignitions specifically. they made something (i cant find it of course) to correct this problem. i believe it wires into the coil pickup.

have you ever looked under the hood of an NBS or NNBS chevy truck? tell you what, if you can find the distributor on my tahoe, i will give you the title and the keys…

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**Author:** ![88slowmarro](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/88slowmarro/32/6339_2.png) [@88slowmarro](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/88slowmarro)\
**Post date:** [December 7, 2011, 7:23pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/another-freaking-new-guy/261669/15 "2011-12-07T19:23:37Z")

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He is honest / good / and stands by his work .

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**Author:** ![Skidplate](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/c2a13f/32.png) [@Skidplate](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Skidplate)\
**Post date:** [December 7, 2011, 7:24pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/another-freaking-new-guy/261669/16 "2011-12-07T19:24:12Z")

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im not stupid  
i know damn well that your truck, and almost all, if not all, mass production vehicles today are NOT distributor engines.  
i’ve got something i call Internet Tourettes.  
i dont think about what i type until after it’s posted

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**Author:** ![1SLOWCAM](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/1slowcam/32/6734_2.png) [@1SLOWCAM](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/1SLOWCAM)\
**Post date:** [December 7, 2011, 7:50pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/another-freaking-new-guy/261669/17 "2011-12-07T19:50:36Z")

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welcome

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**Author:** ![Vovchandr](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/vovchandr/32/6275_2.png) [@Vovchandr](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Vovchandr)\
**Post date:** [December 7, 2011, 9:44pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/another-freaking-new-guy/261669/18 "2011-12-07T21:44:56Z")

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Welcome to the fun.

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**Author:** ![Boxersix](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/boxersix/32/6327_2.png) [@Boxersix](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Boxersix)\
**Post date:** [December 7, 2011, 10:02pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/another-freaking-new-guy/261669/19 "2011-12-07T22:02:13Z")

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> [@Treated my self (pics)](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/treated-my-self-pics/47132/9):
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> He is honest / good / and stands by his work .

This. Anthony is a good guy who Jon referred me to as well. I stop by his house once in awhile just to shoot the shit with him.

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**Author:** ![KillerBlackbird](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/killerblackbird/32/6525_2.png) [@KillerBlackbird](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/KillerBlackbird)\
**Post date:** [December 8, 2011, 4:37am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/another-freaking-new-guy/261669/20 "2011-12-08T04:37:06Z")

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Welcome to Shift.  
Any other plans for the Tahoe?

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